Must-see attractions in South Coast

  • Le Bokor Palace

    Kampot Province

    Bokor's most iconic building, Le Bokor Palace opened in 1925 as a hotel before being abandoned in the 1960s. In 2018 it was brought back to life and today…

  • Popokvil Falls

    Kampot Province

    From the junction at the top of the access road, take a right and head east/northeast for about 4km along a sealed road to two-tiered Popokvil Falls,…

  • Police Beach

    Koh Rong

    Named because the island's police station is located here, Police Beach, just south of Koh Tuch, hosts wild all-night parties on Wednesdays and Saturdays,…

  • Wat Samathi

    Kep

    Sitting atop a hill overlooking Kep, this tranquil wat has gorgeous views over the coast. You can take the off-shooting 'Samathi Path' from the main Kep…

  • Wat Sampov Pram

    Kampot Province

    In the rare absence of fog, lichen-caked Wat Sampov Pram (Five Boats Wat) offers tremendous views over the jungle to the coastline below, including…

  • Old French Bridge

    Kampot

    Destroyed during the Khmer Rouge period, Kampot's old French bridge was later repaired in a mishmash of styles. It is now open to motorbikes and…

  • Otres 2 Beach

    Sihanoukville

    The most southern section of Otres Beach, known as Otres 2, is mainly the domain of Chinese developers these days, with a few Western-oriented holdouts.

  • Victory Beach

    Sihanoukville

    Not the best beach in town due to the looming backdrop of the Sihanoukville Port development, which has closed off part of Victory Beach. But the part…

  • Ta Mok's House

    South Coast

    A pleasant stroll via a 150m-long, railings-free bridge takes you to the house of Takeo Province’s most notorious native son, Ta Mok – aka ‘The Butcher’ –…

  • Coconut Beach

    Kep

    This 'beach' has dining platforms and food shacks, but not really any sand as such. It begins a few hundred metres southeast of Kep Beach, just past the…

  • Wat Samot Raingsey

    Kep

    This very modest Buddhist temple sits at the beginning of a trailhead into Kep National Park that leads past some small pagodas, a nunnery and onto the…

  • Ream Beach

    South Coast

    Lined with barbecue shacks, this is not Ream's prettiest beach but this is the main jumping-off point for boats to Koh Ta Kiev. It's the first beach you…

  • Old Market

    Kampot

    Kampot's Old Market building, with its art-deco-style concrete facade, was constructed during the 1930s. Various shops, travel agencies and cafes rim both…

  • Golden Lions Roundabout

    Sihanoukville

    The highly garish and impossible-to-miss Golden Lions Roundabout sits at the top of the hill where Serendipity Beach Rd heads down to the sea.

  • Durian Roundabout

    Kampot

    Kampot is famed for its durian, so what could be more fitting than a giant durian monument in celebration of the Marmite of fruit?

  • Independence Monument

    Sihanoukville

    The Independence Monument stands at the intersection that separates Sihanoukville city centre from Victory Hill.

  • Giant Crab Statue

    Kep

    This oversized statue of a crab, sitting just offshore, proudly shows off what Kep is most famed for.

  • Independence Monument

    South Coast

    Independence Monument is a replica of Vann Molyvann's iconic Phnom Penh statue of the same name.